What is the chance of device failure of the internal implant?
Since you are making a decision that will impact your life for a long time, the long term reliability of the internal device is an important consideration in choosing your cochlear implant. Overall, cochlear implants are very reliable. However, reliability does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. It is important that you investigate this as part of the CI decisions by discussing it with your surgeon or audiologist or by contacting the manufacturers.
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